EP4045691A4 - Molten lead scrap submergence apparatus - Google Patents

Molten lead scrap submergence apparatus Download PDF

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EP4045691A4
EP4045691A4 EP20899784.1A EP20899784A EP4045691A4 EP 4045691 A4 EP4045691 A4 EP 4045691A4 EP 20899784 A EP20899784 A EP 20899784A EP 4045691 A4 EP4045691 A4 EP 4045691A4
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molten lead
scrap submergence
lead scrap
submergence apparatus
molten
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French (fr)
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EP4045691A1 (en
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Andrew Horsfall
Peter Jetten
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Pyrotek Inc
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B13/00—Obtaining lead
    • C22B13/04—Obtaining lead by wet processes
    • C22B13/045—Recovery from waste materials
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B3/00—Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes
    • C22B3/02—Apparatus therefor
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B13/00—Obtaining lead
    • C22B13/02—Obtaining lead by dry processes
    • C22B13/025—Recovery from waste materials
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B7/00—Working up raw materials other than ores, e.g. scrap, to produce non-ferrous metals and compounds thereof; Methods of a general interest or applied to the winning of more than two metals
    • C22B7/001—Dry processes
    • C22B7/003—Dry processes only remelting, e.g. of chips, borings, turnings; apparatus used therefor
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/06—Lead-acid accumulators
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/54—Reclaiming serviceable parts of waste accumulators
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P10/00—Technologies related to metal processing
    • Y02P10/20—Recycling
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W30/00—Technologies for solid waste management
    • Y02W30/50—Reuse, recycling or recovery technologies
    • Y02W30/84—Recycling of batteries or fuel cells
EP20899784.1A 2019-12-09 2020-12-09 Molten lead scrap submergence apparatus Pending EP4045691A4 (en)

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US201962945736P 2019-12-09 2019-12-09
PCT/US2020/063942 WO2021119085A1 (en) 2019-12-09 2020-12-09 Molten lead scrap submergence apparatus

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EP4045691A4 true EP4045691A4 (en) 2023-10-18

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JP (1) JP2023504212A (en)
KR (1) KR20220111696A (en)
AU (1) AU2020402024A1 (en)
BR (1) BR112022009440A2 (en)
CA (1) CA3162912A1 (en)
MX (1) MX2022006106A (en)
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US20160030987A1 (en) * 2013-04-12 2016-02-04 Frank Riedewald Process for the recycling of waste batteries and waste printed circuit boards in molten salts or molten metals
US20160053762A1 (en) * 2014-07-02 2016-02-25 Paul V. Cooper Rotor and rotor shaft for molten metal
WO2018044842A1 (en) * 2016-08-29 2018-03-08 Pyrotek, Inc. Scrap submergence device

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CA2870022C (en) * 2012-04-16 2020-06-16 Pyrotek, Inc. Molten metal scrap submergence apparatus
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US20030197313A1 (en) * 2001-09-07 2003-10-23 Areaux Larry D. Elevated discharge gas lift bubble pump and furnace for use therewith
US7727461B2 (en) * 2007-08-29 2010-06-01 Morando Jorge A Furnace filtration system for molten metal
US20160030987A1 (en) * 2013-04-12 2016-02-04 Frank Riedewald Process for the recycling of waste batteries and waste printed circuit boards in molten salts or molten metals
US20160053762A1 (en) * 2014-07-02 2016-02-25 Paul V. Cooper Rotor and rotor shaft for molten metal
WO2018044842A1 (en) * 2016-08-29 2018-03-08 Pyrotek, Inc. Scrap submergence device

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AU2020402024A1 (en) 2022-06-02
BR112022009440A2 (en) 2022-08-09
MX2022006106A (en) 2022-06-14
KR20220111696A (en) 2022-08-09
CA3162912A1 (en) 2021-06-17
US20230037016A1 (en) 2023-02-02
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JP2023504212A (en) 2023-02-01
EP4045691A1 (en) 2022-08-24

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